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Important note concerning the NOAA "HOTLINE" Communications System: -  - Please note that
this system is used for NOAA internal communications and the reports are put in
chronologically.  There is NO corrective "post editing" of the reports.  As a result of
this, early reports may have information that later proved to be incorrect.  Sometimes
these errors are corrected in a later report, but sometimes corrections are made over the
phone or in-person, and no correcting message is entered.  This reflects the use of this
system as a real-time spill communications system and is not intended to be an event-log.
Please keep this in mind when reading HOTLINE reports for this incident.  -  - If you have
any problems with this system please contact the HAZMAT Duty Officer at 206-526-6317. -  -
- At approximately 9:30 PM on May 14, 1997, the CG vessel Cowslip collided with the
container vessel Evergreen near mile marker 10 on the Columbia River. The Cowslip
proceeded to moorage where it was determined that the ship lost approximately 700 gallons
of Fuel Oil #2. The container vessel apparently sustained no damage. The NOAA SSC was
contacted and MASS provided a verbal trajectory. Coast Guard had personal in boats and a
helocopter overflight scheduled for today, May 15 in order to search for any floating oil.
-  - NOAA SST remains on standby.